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| Release Date: |
January 11, 1995 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Running Time: |
127 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R. |
| Director: |
John Singleton |
| Writer: |
John Singleton |
| Cast: |
Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube, Tyra Banks, Laurence Fishburne, Busta Rhymes, Regina King, Cole Hauser |
The third installment in John Singleton's trilogy about South Central Los Angeles, HIGHER LEARNING examines mid-1990s university politics from racial, sexual, and economic standpoints. At fictional Columbus University (where a statue of the explorer stands witness to the dominant culture's supremacy), three freshman arrive to find a campus ready to explode. Malik (Omar Epps) wavers among the influences of revolution-preaching super-senior Fudge (Ice Cube), no-excuses Professor Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), and his motivated girlfriend Deja (Tyra Read more
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